Attractions

Every
fall, the Cape May Bird Observatory oversees a daily hawk watch
at Cape May Point State Park. Thousands of birders take their
turns on the platform right on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean,
straining to see the next raptors coming down the coast (Click
for daily totals).

The
Cape May hawk watch is one of the best known in the country.

Official
Cape May Bird Observatory hawk watchers Bruce McWhorter and Brennan
Mulrooney counted migrating hawks from September 1 to November
30, 2001. Here's their final tally: